USA Crits Series - NE

USA and Canada, April 26-September 25, 2008

Pinfold, Grain pour on the gas for Canadian double

Canadians Andrew Pinfold and Gina Grain did their fellow countrymen proud at
the BC Cancer Foundation's Tour de Gastown in Vancouver Wednesday, the sixth
stop in the 2008 USA CRITS Series. Former elite Canadian Criterium Champion
Pinfold, an Ontario native, claimed victory in the men's race while 2007 Canadian
Road Race Championship Grain rode to a win in the women's race.

Both victories took place in front of tens of thousands of cycling fans, who
lined the barriers three to four rows deep on a perfect summer day. Pinfold,
along with Symmetrics team-mate and Olympic Games-bound Svein Tuft, took on
some of the strongest sprinters currently in the sport. Grain beat out USA Crits
Series leader Kelly Benjamin (Cheerwine) over the tough brick pavement of the
course giving her Webcor Builders team its 10th victory of the season.

After taking the win in the 50 lap men's event, Pinfold expressed his excitement
to The Vancouver Sun about his team's Gastown conquest after multiple
attempts.

"I had all my teammates around me at the end," he said. "We
kind of managed our way through the chaos. I came from pretty far back on the
corner [turning onto Water St.] With 100 meters, I was like 'Holy crap, I'm
going to win Gastown'. I was pretty psyched."

Pinfold was able to capitalize on Tuft's command of the field as the 2007 US
Open Champion powered off the front of the pack to stage a 10-lap solo getaway
that held until the final moments of the race. Tuft's work was not in vain,
however, as Pinfold and the rest of the Symmetrics squad were able to land a
strong counterpunch that brought the Canadian team top honors on the day.

Pinfold's finish was strong enough to put at least a least a bike length between
himself and Australian speedster Hilton Clarke, winner of the recent Louisville
Metro Police Foundation Criterium in Kentucky. Pinfold's other team-mate, Zach
Bell, was third.

By contrast, Grain showed that she was the strongest woman in the field throughout
the event, as the 10-year veteran took most of the prize money on offer during
the race. As the final laps of the 36 km race were whittled away, it fell to
team-mate and fellow Olympian Erinne Willock to lead out Grain who bested Benjamin
at the line for the win. Jazz Apple Cycling Team's Ruth Corset took third.

TOSHIBA-Santo rider Yosvany Falcon and Jennifer Wilson of Vanderkitten Racing
continue to hold the number one positions on the USA CRITS overall standings,
while Falcon's squad tops the team leader board.

The USA CRITS Series now heads to Idaho, for Boise's Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium
on Saturday, July 19.